Dawson County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Dawson County, Georgia. Population: 27.4K.

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Median Home Price

$431.8K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income

$89.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.9x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$109.2K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,224

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.52%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$2,183

Property Tax$185

Insurance$180

Total Monthly$2,548

Historical Home Prices

2015

$205.4K

2016

$212.6K

+3.5%%

2017

$235.4K

+10.7%%

2018

$259.1K

+10.1%%

2019

$273.7K

+5.6%%

2020

$304.9K

+11.4%%

2021

$362.0K

+18.7%%

2022

$414.2K

+14.4%%

2023

$434.1K

+4.8%%

2024

$449.8K

+3.6%%

2025

$445.4K

-1.0%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.2%%

Below national average

Population Density

130

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

22.1

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

87.2%

Black

1.6%

Hispanic

6.7%

Asian

0.9%

Two or More Races

3.1%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

59°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

182

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

60.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 22/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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